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July 20th, 2009, 07:57 GMT · By

Report Says Demi Lovato Is Cutting Herself Again

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Disney star Demi Lovato caught in the middle of a self-harm scandal
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16-year-old Disney star Demi Lovato has relapsed into the habit of hurting herself to learn how to cope with the stress of her extremely busy schedule. The singer and actress who, at such a young age, is already working after a tight schedule and barely has time for herself, is said to have again reached a low point in terms of self-esteem, which is why she has started cutting herself again, The Examiner says.

The report originally comes from Star Magazine, which, although a tabloid that normally commands little trust on behalf of fans and supporters, has photographic evidence that the young Disney star might have begun to inflict pain on herself again. Talk of Lovato cutting her wrists first started last year, when the star was photographed with what looked like painful, red and visibly swollen scars on her arms.

“Disney tween sensation Demi Lovato appears to have relapsed into cutting, a form of self-mutilation where an individual makes small cuts on her body, usually the arms and legs. […] Lovato, 16, was photographed June 24 leaving MTV’s New York studios sporting painful-looking red cuts on her left wrist. […] In October 2008, Lovato sported similar deep cuts on her left wrist at the 16th birthday party of fellow Disney star Miley Cyrus.” The Examiner writes.

As disturbing as that might sound, sources are telling Star (as quoted by The Examiner) that the 16-year-old has again started hurting herself because she no longer can cope with the pressure of everything that’s going on in her life right now. Experts agree that cutting in teens is often related to their belief that this is the only way they can regain control over a certain situation. “Demi has been really stressed out about her new show. She’s not getting enough downtime because there is so much work involved, and she’s always being pulled in different directions.” the unnamed source tells Star.

As of now, a rep for Lovato has refused to comment on the latest rumors. However, as a note, last time speculation began about her cutting her wrists, a publicist was adamant all reports were “entirely false,” no matter the scars that were extremely visible in more than one photo. 

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Comment #1 by: Qwerty on 21 Jul 2009, 10:40 UTC reply to this comment

Wow, Star? If you're going to make a claim like that, I'd get it from a magazine with some actual truth. The strain mark (there was only one, I saw the picture [not pictures]) was caused by a bracelet she was wearing that was very tight, and the rep made that very clear. I guess this site is about extracting some pieces of reports and making the rest up.


Comment #2 by: Elena Gorgan on 21 Jul 2009, 11:18 UTC reply to this comment

Hello Qwerty. You got this all wrong: I am not making any claim personally, Star is, which is why Star is quoted as the source. Whether their information is accurate or not is an entirely different thing. The same goes for what you call “strain mark caused by a bracelet” and other reports are calling “self-injury scars”: where did you see ME state it’s the latter and not the former? If you read the above text carefully, you will see the only statement made is that, in short, there is some speculation that Demi is cutting herself, but, clearly, no one knows for sure. Tabloids are saying she does, her rep says she doesn’t: bottom line, we can’t know which is which. That you are upset with the report is not my doing or problem, so words like “making the rest up” are clearly uncalled for here. Thank you for your comment.


Comment #3 by: Mel on 21 Jul 2009, 19:47 UTC reply to this comment

Qwerty,
You are obviously just reading what you want to hear. It was never said that she felt Demi was or was not cutting herself.. No one can know except the people close to her.. But ill go ahead and say with all the pictures of her and these "gummy bracelet" marks maybe she should stop wearing them or stretch them out cause its not looking good on her part. I think she is a very cutre girl and would love to see her go far so i hope she can get where she needs to be so that she can do that and be happy. =)


Comment #4 by: Tiffany on 24 Jul 2009, 02:22 UTC reply to this comment

I have seen both the pictures, and they look an awful lot like cut marks. They said it was from gummy bracelets the first time but its kinda odd that the marks would be on one side only and in different sizes on the inside of her wrist. To me it doesn't add up. The second picture that was recently released looks alot worse. And they look like cut marks. Not to mention her reps not commenting on it this time... Its sad that tabloids and paparazzi's publish this kinda news... If she is a cutter, throwing out there for the whole world to know about makes the whole situation worse.


Comment #5 by: Christina on 25 Jul 2009, 03:24 UTC reply to this comment

Demi lovato is my idol. I respect her in every way. Not only is she AMAZINGLY talented, and gorgeous, but she is a well respected role model. Now don't get me wrong if Demi is cutting, thats not a great thing to be introducting to younger fans. but as a former cutter myself, I know the ways it can help. If Demi turns to cutting as her escape, like MANY teenage girls (and boys) do... then as fans we should be supporting her and trying to show her the other ways to handle stress, her family should be getting her help and her career needs a bit of a breaking down.


Demi lovato is beyond amazing, and cutter or not... I FULLY 100% support her.


Comment #6 by: Emma on 26 Jul 2009, 08:17 UTC reply to this comment

if they were cuts i doubt she would walk out in public where she knows there a hundreds of cameras focused on her with just a dress on. Im sure she would probably cover them up with a bracelet or wear a cardigan or something. i just think that once again paparazzi and magazines are making up bs like they always do.


Comment #7 by: ana on 28 Aug 2009, 17:34 UTC reply to this comment

I like Demi and all the disney stars like Jonas Brothers , Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, Ashely Tisdale , Vanessa Hudgens and the other. I like them because they are great role models. But Demi disappointed me. Why she can't belike her characters. I don't belive it is from the breaslets because i wear them so why that doesn't happe to me. She sould deal with stres in meny other ways.


Comment #8 by: Isabella on 15 Dec 2009, 15:15 UTC reply to this comment

idk really what to say i mean the scars do show so what evs. i really hope she dose not do crap like that i mean i wouold NEVER do crap like that andi hope no one else would eather. so if you do please GET HELP cutting is never the way to deal with stress i have tons of stress every day and i dont do that. i just got out side and a run my stress away i just run and run till i feel better then i go hmoe and i feel sooooooooooo much better :0 :) :)


Comment #9 by: suwera :D on 07 Jun 2010, 19:23 UTC reply to this comment

LISTEN BECAUSE DEMI WOULD HAVE CUT HER SELF A LONG TIME AGO OR HER X BOYFRIEND HAVE DONE SOMETHING! Anything could have happend. Just thing about it.

Comment #9.1 by: nouna on 11 Aug 2010, 07:59 GMT

yes maybe her xboyfriend did this to her but i think she did it alone


Comment #10 by: nouna on 11 Aug 2010, 07:57 UTC reply to this comment

wow,star! and cutting her self why ??!!@i lovee u so much demi


Comment #11 by: nouna on 11 Aug 2010, 13:49 UTC reply to this comment

i think she is trying to destroy her self maybe cz maybe she is bored and angry from her self but she is cutting her self without nobody noticing whyy ??!!@@


Comment #12 by: nouna on 11 Aug 2010, 13:50 UTC reply to this comment

hey demi i am a big fan but i just wanna say stop cutting ur self


Comment #13 by: Annie tha emo kidd! on 30 Sep 2010, 12:24 UTC reply to this comment

well demi lovato can do what she wants! cutting isnt that bad and is her choice if she does or not o back off!


Comment #14 by: lana on 10 Dec 2010, 22:49 UTC reply to this comment

she is just * you know i liked demi lavado but now i just hate her. i just want to say that she's the worst singer ive ever seen in the whole life.
i just want to grab her hand and if she wants to cut her hand again i would kill her you know i just think she is just stupid and she sucks. her mood is not good and you better be careful about that missy.and i just want to spit all the bad words like the s word. and no efense but i like selina gomaz better than you big peace of junk. and how dard you say i quit jonas brothers tour i just hate you.


Comment #15 by: Emo Neko21 on 30 Jul 2011, 19:02 UTC reply to this comment

Omg! I hope she stops AAAAAH DEMI DARLING PLZ GET BETTER

Comment #15.1 by: jerryspringer on 06 Oct 2011, 16:19 GMT

look i love demi im can relate to her and her music! she will always be in my heart she is strong and will pull though i did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!=(

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